Steepness of volt-ampere characteristic of vacuum diode¶

The steepness of the volt-ampere characteristic is generally equal to the voltage derivative of the current. For a vacuum diode, it can be calculated if the diode parameter and the voltage between the anode and cathode are known.

steepness¶: Steepness of the volt-ampere characteristic of the vacuum diode.

Symbol:: S
Latex:: \(S\)
Dimension:: current/voltage

diode_constant¶: diode_constant.

Symbol:: g
Latex:: \(g\)
Dimension:: current/voltage**(3/2)

anode_voltage¶: voltage between cathode and anode.

Symbol:: V
Latex:: \(V\)
Dimension:: voltage

law¶

S = 3 * g / 2 * sqrt(V)

Latex:: \[S = \frac{3 g}{2} \sqrt{V}\]